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Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Labor Law Amendments Limit Damages for Violation of New York’s Weekly Pay Law

As we’ve blogged on previously, there’s a split in the New York intermediate-level appellate courts as to whether a private right of action exists for a violation of Labor Law § 191(1)(a), which—absent a waiver by the...more

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New York to Consider Rolling Back Liquidated Damages for Pay Frequency Violations

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 includes proposed legislation that would amend New York Labor Law to make clear that liquidated damages are not available as a remedy for certain pay...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New York Wage & Hour Update: New York Appellate Division, Second Department, Finds No Private Right of Action for Frequency of Pay...

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On January 17, 2024, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court for the Second Department held in Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch, Inc. that no private right of action exists for a violation of New York Labor Law...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

PA Federal Court Upholds Private Right of Action under the PA Medical Marijuana Act

Earlier this month, in the case of Hudnell v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, District Court Judge Gerald Pappert denied Jefferson’s motion to dismiss Hudnell’s claims for violation of the Pennsylvania Medical...more

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Pennsylvania Court Allows Medical Pot User To Proceed With Wrongful Termination Suit

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In a recent decision, Palmiter v. Commonwealth Health Systems, the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas held that: (a) the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”) creates a private right of action for wrongful termination;...more

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